Join us as we open our hearts to love.
This will be a quickie – only 20 minutes, so be sure to tune in right at 11.
Please use my phone number as the Zoom meeting ID: 5037054762
Looking for a simple way to de-stress? Come sit with us!
This month our focus is gratitude. I guide you through about 45 minutes of breathwork and mindfulness. No meditation experience needed.
See you Saturday!
Anne
I’d love to hear how this week went for you. If you didn’t make our live wrap meeting last weekend, call or email me and let me know what was challenging, what felt easy, and if (or how) you plan to continue your daily gratitude practice.
I saved your email responses from last week, and Heather used your words to create this word cloud. Thanks Heather!
If you would like to dive deeper into self care, positive change, and healthy movement, set up a consultation with me this week! We will discuss your goals, how you are eating, sleeping, and caring for yourself, and what a reasonable, actionable next step might be for you.
If healthy movement is part of your plan, and you find exercising more enjoyable when you meet with a group, we have a few spots available in the Monday 6 pm yoga class, and the Thursday 10 am R.O.S.S. class. If one on one personal training or coaching sessions are more your style, I have Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 pm available. For these one on ones, I ask you to commit to two months of twice weekly training sessions.
Anne McCranie is a Portland based personal trainer. She works with her clients one on one and in small groups to create a culture of healthy movement. Click here to read about her trademarked R.O.S.S. concept, and here for this Monthly Five.
To join this challenge send an email saying “I’m in!” to Anne@FluidPortland.com
What is it:
I am thankful for you!
This year we are changing up our September Challenge. In years past we have focused on nutritious food, healthy movement, basically using this time of year as a fresh start to get back on track, or back into a routine. This year feels so very different. Rather than a list of assignments, we are focusing on one thing – gratitude!
Studies show that expressing gratitude can improve your sleep, reduce cellular inflammation, and strengthen your relationships. While it may not feel like it right now, we have many things, and people to be thankful for.
How do you express gratitude? You can send your special person a quick text, or an email, you can write out an actual handwritten thank you card (yes, like with a stamp, thru the mail!), you can call your person and tell them what they mean to you. This could also be a more personal thing, maybe you keep a gratitude journal, that only you read.
So how do we get going? Join us live for a Zoom group meditation Saturday September 19th at 11 am. We will set our goals for the week, talk about possible stumbling blocks and how to address them, then sit for 30 – 45 minutes. you may join us for part or all of this, and I will record an audio file of our meditation that you can re-listen to anytime.
Each day I will email you one short prompt. I challenge you to spend one minute each day reflecting on gratitude. Start small, literally one minute, write down one thing, and see where this goes. Notice how this process makes you feel. Do it every day, first thing in the morning, creating a habit.
To join this challenge send an email saying “I’m in!” to Anne@FluidPortland.com
To recap our plan:
Help me spread the word! Who do you know who would benefit from this? Can you send your special person this post, inviting them to join the September Gratitude Challenge?
Thanks, I appreciate you!
~Anne
Quick update since I posted this – I’ve contacted Kate and she has agreed to be our next interviewee!!! Log into Zoom this Saturday August 22nd at noon as we chat live with Kate! Use this ID: 5037054762.
Apparently the theme for me this week is communication. On Tuesday I watched an excellent PSU lunch and learn webinar with Leeza Steindorf, on Nonviolent Communication. Then today I came across Kate Hanley’s podcast How To Be A Better Person, and the episode – Confrontation Nation: We Can’t All Be Right. The common thread I noticed was being curious, and letting go of the idea that one of us is right and one of us is wrong.
Have you had a conversation with someone who disagreed with you, and if so how did it go? Were you listening to understand, or waiting for your turn to speak (or yell!) at the person?
While I have yet to master these concepts, I truly believe in their power, and am continuing to practice using them to help me improve my communication skills.
This week I challenge you to think of someone you have a difficult time communicating with. Can you put yourself in this person’s shoes, to see where they are coming from, hear them, and feel what they are feeling? Message me if you would like a practice buddy.
If you’d like the PSU NVC webinar slides, email me and I will send you the file. anne@fluidportland.com
Anne McCranie is a Portland (Sellwood) Oregon based personal trainer and licensed massage therapist. She wants to to be happy and healthy! Her motto for Fluid Fit Club is “Creating A Culture Of Healthy Movement” and she invites YOU along on this journey!